Birth of the Storm…The Beginning
A very, very long time ago, a young Jen wrote a story called The Beginning: Kari’s Origin. And it was awful. I mean, I say that now because I can, but back then I thought it was just the coolest shit. The Beginning forged ahead with a very similar storyline that Birth of the Storm…
Well, Secrets Last Forever?
I’m way, way late. I broke my promise that I’d write more! I suppose this as good a time as any to admit that I have a horrible memory and leagues of anxiety. Anyway, the fun part! The secret…the surprise I hinted at related to my last post about publishing. When I decided that my…
“Advanced” Fiction & Beyond
The first thing I learned from my college writing courses was: Some people think they know everything about writing. And sometimes, those people are wrong. So very, horribly, terribly wrong. They will try to convince you otherwise. And dear novice, please do not listen. Get a second opinion. I had good experiences in my college…
Here We Go
So there I was, re-writing my stories and re-inventing my characters. There were tons of problems to fix (least of which were just bad ideas). But I knew I could do this. You know, eventually. I signed up for a Fiction Writing class in my community college. I ended up taking the advanced one three…
Where Was I?
Holy HELL its been a long time. Almost… *checks watch* A YEAR?? If nothing else says “Jen, you are a bad blogger” like this, nothing will. I want to try to remedy that and post more often, because a LOT is going on. Maybe I can do a post or two a month… …she said,…
When Friends & Family Want to Join…
Yesterday, my husband mentioned how he would want to be a character in my writing. Even in a different story or setting than what I usually write. And of course, as any sane writer is wont to do, I first planned how to kill him. I will admit a pinch of guilt about this, but…
Getting Revenge
I’ve seen some writers mention killing off people they don’t like in their stories. I don’t know if this is revenge, per se, or just letting off some steam that can’t be done any other way. And I mean, I’ve done this. I once wrote a female version of my brother’s therapist, only to kill…
On Writing, Anime, & Mental Health
I’ve talked about my connection in writing to video games, but not yet the anime portion. You see, Kari’s entire make-up (clothes, attitude, powers and appearance) was a combination of own desires, Kingdom Hearts, Disgaea, and the belovedly ancient anime called Inuyasha. At first, Kari was Inuyasha. She was stubborn, independently lonely, and oh-so in…
Finding Ourselves in Our Villains
When I became a teenager, I became very interested in darkness. Cruel, evil, cold, void of color and feeling darkness. It’s lonely and hard, while also sharply continuous. I never felt purely alone within my darkness, rather, it became part of me that still exists today. We all have something similar, I think. I have…
When Writing Got Lonely
In my last-last post, I mentioned how my writing really got rolling when I began to RP on the EMS forum on Neopets. Kari grew into a real character there, and even after my time on Neopets ended, Kari and her stories remained. I’ve known for a long time that I am not a “people…
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